Safety-envelop.



N0. 7l0,73l. Patented ct. 7, i902.

A. 0. ANDERSON.

SAFETY ENVELOP.

(Application led Mar, 10, 1902.;

(No Model.)

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UNTTED STATES j PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED O. ANDERSON, OF LEVIS, CANADA.

SAFETY-ENVELOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,731, dated October7, 1902.

Application filed March l0, 1902. Serial No. 97,403. (No model.)

T0 all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that l, ALFRED OLAUs ANDER- SON, a subject of His Majestythe King of Great Britain, residing at Levis, county of Levis, Provinceof Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSafety-Envelops; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvementsin safety-envelops of that classin which is employed a sealing-strip or the like; and it has for itsobjects, among others, to provide a simple and cheap, yet most durableand efficient, device for holding money or other valuables in envelopsin such a manner that when the envelop is sealed it will be impossibleto re` move the valuables without destroying the seal or the envelop. Itis designed to obviate the necessity of stitching the money and envelop,as heretofore,which stitching,though safe, destroys the bills, and,fnrther,consumes too much time.

The device is of such a nature that it can be applied readily to anyenvelop and any one can apply it.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claims.

The invention is capable of embodiment in a variety of forms, thepreferable one being herein illustrated.

In the annexed drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure lis a perspective view of my improved safety device. Fig. 2 is a Viewshowing it in the position it assumes when first applying it to apackage of banknotes. Fig. 3 is a view of the opposite side of thepackage, showing the parts in their position after the ends of the armshave been folded under the guards or flanges. Fig. 4 is a view of thesame side of the package just before the said arms are placed' under theflanges. Fig. 5 is a cross-section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 6. Fig. 6shows the envelop inclosing the package ready to receive the seal. Fig.7 is a view of the cap employed.

l Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the differentviews.`

Referring to the drawings, l designates the sealing-strip, which, asseen in Fig. l, comprises the body portion 2, the arms 3, and the prongs4. The arms 3 are of less width than the body portion, being eachpractically onchalf the width of the said body portion, and they extendfrom diagonally opposite corners of the said bodyA portion, as seen inFig. l. The strip maybe made of any suitable bendable material havingthe required strength to enable it to withstand the wear to which it issubjected, and the arms-may be of any required length. It maybe foundadvisable to construct them of different lengths, so that a strip may beselected suited to the size of the package.

The prongs a 4 are stamped out from the lstrip at the junction of one ofthe arms with the body portion, as seen clearly in Fig. l, and extend inopposite directions from a median line through. their bases or points ofjunction with the material from which they are struck.

There is a ange 5 at the inner end of the arm adjacent these flanges orprongs et, the portion of the body extended beyond the other arrnforming another liange 6, beneath which anges the free ends of the armsare designed to be disposed when the package is ready to be inclosedwithin the envelop.

The strip is provided with a series of in-` dentations 7, as seen, andwhich are designed tobe embedded in the bank-notes or other valuables tohold the strip against shifting its position when once inl placethereon.

8 is a cap of any suitable material. It is 'provided with a slot 9,disposed substantially Adiametrically of the cap for the passage of`theprongs 4 of the strip, and this cap is provided upon one face withadhesive material, as seen at vl0. Y

In practice thebank-notes or other papers 1l are placed in position onthe body portion, the arms being disposed at right angles to the saidbody portion, and after the papers are placed in position then, pressingdown on the edges of the papers with the fingers, the arms 3 3 arefolded over alternately, as

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seen in Fig. 2. The package is then turned with the other side up andthe cap 8, which had been previously held in position-by the prongs etpassing through the slot 9, is removed by first lifting the two prongsso they shall extend at right angles to the body portion and thenremoving the cap. The arms 3 3 are then folded around the package intothe position in which they are seen in Fig. lland then slipped under theflanges or iiaps 5 and 6, as seen in Fig. 3. Then the strip is struck alight blow with a hammer, paper-weight, or any other convenient article,so that the indentations or points 7 are forced into the bills, whichwill prevent displacement of the strip on the papers. The package isthen placed within the envelop l2, the prongs forced through the same,the cap moistened upon its gummed side and replaced, as seen in Fig. G,and then a cord or string or tape 13 is passed under one of the prongs 4and the latter bent down upon the cap, and after passing the cord orstring around the envelop, as seen in Figs. 5 and 6, its other end isengaged with the other prong 4, which is likewise bent down upon thecap, and then the envelop is sealed with just sufficient wax to make aclear impression. The heat from the wax will make the cap adhere.

To open, cut the string and open the side of the envelop, then removethe contents, tearing away that part of the envelop between the seal andthe edge,thus preserving the seal, and count the money before removingthe sealing or fastening strip.

The strip may be used over and over again. The flanges 5 and 6 protectthe free ends of the arms and serve to hold them against accidentaldisplacement, and then they are prevented from projecting through theenvelop.

The slight indentures made in the bills by the projections '7 are notsufficient to injure the bills.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to Without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isl. A device ofthe character described, consisting of a strip with arms at its oppositeends a body portion of greater Width than the arms and forming flangesbeneath which said arms are designed to be disposed, and prongsextending from the body portion at the junction therewith of one of saidarms.

2. The combination with a strip having arms and prongs and flangesbeneath which y the free ends of said arms are designed to engage, of acap having a slot for the passage v0f said prongs.

3. The combination with a bendable strip having arms, prongs and flanges'beneath which the free ends of said arms are designed to engage, of acap having a slot for the passage of said prongs, and provided upon oneside with adhesive material.

4. The fastening and sealing strip herein i described, formed of asingle piece of bendable material and comprising a body portion, armsextending from opposite ends and from diagonally opposite corners ofsaid strip, and prongs struck up from the strip at the junction of oneof said arms with the body portion and in opposite directions.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twoWitnesses.

ALFRED O. ANDERSON. Vitnesses:

A. S. ANDERSON, P. E. Rrrcnin.

